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Revenue Rulings are public administrative rulings by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the United States Department of the Treasury of the United States federal government that apply the law to particular factual situations. A Revenue Ruling can be relied upon as precedent by all taxpayers. ==Function and authority== A Revenue Ruling is "an official interpretation by the (Revenue ) Service that has been published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin. Revenue Rulings are issued only by the National Office and are published for the information and guidance of taxpayers, Internal Revenue Service officials, and others concerned."〔26 C.F.R. sec. 601.601(d)(2)(i)(a).〕 Revenue Rulings are published "to promote correct and uniform application of the tax laws by Internal Revenue Service employees and to assist taxpayers in attaining maximum voluntary compliance by informing Service personnel and the public of National Office interpretations of the internal revenue laws, related statutes, treaties, regulations, and statements of Service procedures affecting the rights and duties of taxpayers."〔26 C.F.R. sec. 601.601(d)(2)(iii).〕〔See, generally, Mitchell Rogovin & Donald L. Korb, "The Four R’s Revisited: Regulations, Rulings, Reliance, and Retroactivity in the 21st Century: A View From Within", 46 Duquesne Law Review 323, 330 (2008).〕 A taxpayer may, for a fee, seek advice from the IRS as to the proper tax treatment of a transaction. This is called a private letter ruling. A private letter ruling binds only the IRS and the requesting taxpayer. Thus, a private ruling may not be cited or relied upon for precedent. The IRS does have the option of redacting the text of a private ruling and issuing it as a Revenue Ruling, which may become binding on all taxpayers and the IRS. "Even if it is clear that the taxpayer did not rely on a revenue ruling, courts will often hold the Service to the position expressed in the revenue ruling."〔Mitchell Rogovin & Donald L. Korb, "The Four R’s Revisited: Regulations, Rulings, Reliance, and Retroactivity in the 21st Century: A View From Within", 46 Duquesne Law Review 323, 336 (2008).〕 Revenue Rulings are published both in the Internal Revenue Bulletin and in the Federal Register. The numbering system for Revenue Rulings corresponds to the year in which they are issued. Thus, for example, Revenue Ruling 79-24 was the twenty-fourth Revenue Ruling issued in 1979. Public administrative rulings are part of second tier authorities and are subordinate to the Internal Revenue Code and other statutes, Treasury regulations, treaties and court decisions. They hold higher weight than tier 3 authorities such as legislative history and private letter rulings. Revenue Rulings can be used to avoid certain IRS penalties. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Revenue ruling」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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